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Qatar donates further $20.7 million to Palestinians in Syria
[Jpost] The donation brings this year's total up to $40 million, to be spent on education and health services.After the Hamasniks dip their beaks The Qatar  ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...Fund For Development (QFFD) and the United Nations ...a formerly good idea gone bad... Relief and Works Agency for Paleostine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have signed an agreement which will see Qatar contribute $20.7 million toward providing basic services to Paleostinians in Syria. The amount brings the total contributed by the Qatar Fund up to $40m. this year, representing a 20% drop on last year’s total figure of $50m. The figure made Qatar one of the top ten donors last year, providing materials for 711 UNRWA schools, and reaching 530,000 students. The agreement was signed by QFFD director-general Khalifa bin Jassim al-Kuwari, and acting UNRWA commissioner-general Christian Saunders. "The State of Qatar and the Qatar Fund for Development are demonstrating once again their commitment to supporting Paleostine refugees," said Saunders. "This generous donation to the UNRWA operations and activities in Syria comes at a time of intense financial challenge for the Agency. We are truly grateful for this additional funding and look forward to further expanding the cooperation between UNRWA, the QFFD and the State of Qatar in 2020 and beyond." This year’s funds will once again go toward education for Paleostinians, in particular vocational and technical education and training. It will also fund basic health services for 445,000 Paleostinians in Syria. Kuwari, said, "This agreement is an affirmation of the steadfast and firm position of the State of Qatar regarding the Paleostinian issue and the State of Qatar’s special interest in the education and health sector, believing in their importance and their role in building a decent life for brothers in Paleostine. He added: "Furthermore, the leadership of the State of Qatar has exerted significant efforts in development and humanitarian aid  sectors in order to serve the Paleostinian people in a sustainable manner. We support the pivotal role played by UNRWA and we are confident that UNRWA will use these resources in the optimally."Posted by: trailing wife 2019-12-17 |
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